NUR256 Evidence in Health

Assessment 2: Evidence Selection

No word limit for PICO table/Search strategy/ Selection criteria table. Selection justification = 100 words.

PICO and search strategy

Evidence Criteria

Evidence Justification

From the scenario you are required to formulate an evidence question, PICO terms and an advanced search strategy. From your search results you will select three articles that would be considered best available evidence to answer your evidence question and present a justification for one of these articles. Further details of the assignment are provided below.

Section 1: PICO and search strategy 

From your chosen scenario, you are required to:

Write a PICO evidence question.

Identify the PICO components that will inform your search strategy including keywords and synonyms

Perform an advanced search in CINAHL on the P and I components of your PICO

Present a screenshot, or copy, of your search strategy from CINAHL

Section 2: Evidence criteria 

Select THREE articles that represent best available evidence and identify the evidence selection criteria of the articles in the provided template. Criteria include type, level, recency, and relevance of evidence. Provide reference and abstract for each paper (see template).

Section 3: Evidence justification

Select ONE article of the three that might represent best available evidence for answering the evidence question. In 100 words, justify your choice of this ONE by considering the strengths and limitations based on the evidence selection criteria, by comparing to the other selected articles.

Submission requirements

No coversheet is required for Turnitin submissions

Use the assignment templates provided on vUWS to assist with layout and formatting

Your assignment must have your name and student number on each page

Times New Roman or Arial or Calibri 12 font, 1.5 - 2 line spacing

Normal margins

Graphical objects are permitted to provide search history and abstract attachment

Use APA 7th citation and referencing style

Reference list required (for the included articles)

Provide abstracts for your articles

Illegible search strategies will not be marked

The word limit for the Evidence Justification has an error margin of 10% and includes in-text citations. Writing
beyond this point will not be marked.

Scenario 3:

You work with sporting teams and athletes to manage health and injuries. One of the teams you work with recently received funding to purchase new equipment and cryotherapy options were suggested by the board. Find the best available evidence to inform you as to whether whole-body cryotherapy is effective for post-exercise recovery.

Section 1: PICO and search strategy

Evidence Question

PICO Search Terms

Search Strategy

Copy or screenshot of search strategy.

Section 2: Evidence selection criteria

Section 3: Evidence justification

Reference List

Reference your three articles here.

Abstracts

Copy or scan the abstract (or first page) of each evidence article and attach here. The attachment must be readable.